For more information, contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Detailed policy roadmap shows how state can improve student outcomes The Problem: Wisconsin’s K-12 education system is not working. Reading and math achievement has been stagnant for two
MADISON- Today, Treasurer Godlewski highlighted the fiscal impact of the Federal Government shutdown on Wisconsin workers and their families. Godlewski stated that “in the 5 weeks that our government was shutdown without guardrails to protect employees, Wisconsinites experienced $25.7 million in lost wages.”
CONTACT: Andrew Savagian, DNR Office of Communications, 608-261-6422 Todd Ambs has been named DNR Assistant Deputy Secretary. Ambs previously served as DNR Water Division administrator from 2003-2010. Ambs has worked in the environmental policy field for more than 35 years, most
Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 jmorby@m-werc.org Start-up teams will showcase companies on March 5 MILWAUKEE – Five start-up companies with technologies ranging from energy storage to power generation are finishing the final weeks of MWERC’s WERCBench Labs accelerator program. “WERCBench Labs has
CONTACT: Jennifer Miller, 608-266-1683 Elizabeth Goodsitt, 608-266-1683 DHS working to keep Wisconsinites safe, informed In response to the ongoing winter weather and dangerously cold temperatures, Governor Tony Evers has issued a state of emergency for Wisconsin, and several counties are
CONTACT: Patty Mayers, Communications Director DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov or 608.266.2300 Tax Deadline: April 15, 2019 MADISON – Wisconsin’s tax season, like the federal tax season, officially begins today. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) expects filing activity will be brisk, particularly the first
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues, led by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), in writing to Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Margaret M. Weichert, urging the
Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765 Still No Plan Despite Evers’ Promise on Campaign Trail to Release After Election [Madison, WI] – Governor Evers spent the entire campaign telling voters that one of his top priorities was “solving Wisconsin’s transportation crisis,”
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe Kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 Mauston, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society is traveling around the state to hear from local communities about what they would like to see in a new, modern state history museum on Wisconsin’s Capitol Square
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Governor Tony Evers has declared a State of Emergency for the entire state of Wisconsin in response to the ongoing winter storm and the pending dangerous wind chills that will blanket the state the
For more information, contact: Collin Roth | WILL Director of Communication collin@will-law.org | 414-727-7418 Detailed policy roadmap shows how state can improve student outcomes The Problem: Wisconsin’s K-12 education system is not working. Reading and math achievement has been stagnant for two decades while the rest of the country has experienced significant
MADISON- Today, Treasurer Godlewski highlighted the fiscal impact of the Federal Government shutdown on Wisconsin workers and their families. Godlewski stated that “in the 5 weeks that our government was shutdown without guardrails to protect employees, Wisconsinites experienced $25.7 million in lost wages.” “Wisconsin is home to almost 30,000 federal employees, and these
CONTACT: Andrew Savagian, DNR Office of Communications, 608-261-6422 Todd Ambs has been named DNR Assistant Deputy Secretary. Ambs previously served as DNR Water Division administrator from 2003-2010. Ambs has worked in the environmental policy field for more than 35 years, most recently as the director for Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition.
Contact: Joshua Morby (414) 791-9120 jmorby@m-werc.org Start-up teams will showcase companies on March 5 MILWAUKEE – Five start-up companies with technologies ranging from energy storage to power generation are finishing the final weeks of MWERC’s WERCBench Labs accelerator program. “WERCBench Labs has built a reputation as one of the region’s top accelerator
CONTACT: Jennifer Miller, 608-266-1683 Elizabeth Goodsitt, 608-266-1683 DHS working to keep Wisconsinites safe, informed In response to the ongoing winter weather and dangerously cold temperatures, Governor Tony Evers has issued a state of emergency for Wisconsin, and several counties are doing the same. This means some Wisconsin Income Maintenance Call
CONTACT: Patty Mayers, Communications Director DORCommunications@wisconsin.gov or 608.266.2300 Tax Deadline: April 15, 2019 MADISON – Wisconsin’s tax season, like the federal tax season, officially begins today. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR) expects filing activity will be brisk, particularly the first few weeks and the last few weeks of the season.
Contact: press@baldwin.senate.gov, 202-224-6225 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined a bipartisan group of her Senate colleagues, led by Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), in writing to Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Margaret M. Weichert, urging the Trump administration to provide back pay for federal workers as
Contact: Charles Nichols (608) 257-4765 Still No Plan Despite Evers’ Promise on Campaign Trail to Release After Election [Madison, WI] – Governor Evers spent the entire campaign telling voters that one of his top priorities was “solving Wisconsin’s transportation crisis,” but immediately after being sworn-in, Evers skirted responsibility on the
Contact: Kara O’Keeffe Kara.okeeffe@wisconsinhistory.org 608-261-9596 Mauston, WI. – The Wisconsin Historical Society is traveling around the state to hear from local communities about what they would like to see in a new, modern state history museum on Wisconsin’s Capitol Square in Madison and on Monday, February 11, they will be
Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 MADISON — Governor Tony Evers has declared a State of Emergency for the entire state of Wisconsin in response to the ongoing winter storm and the pending dangerous wind chills that will blanket the state the rest of the week. “I’m concerned about the safety and